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UNTTED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

'JOSHUA IAIARTMAN, OF KNOX, INDIANA.

BEEHIVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,828, dated August8, 1899.

Application filed August 17, 1898. Serial No. 688,833. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J osHUA HARTMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Knox, in the county of Starke 'and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Beehives, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in beehives; and the object of myinvention is the provision of a beehive which is readily accessible toboth the bees and the person removing the honey-f rames therefrom andplacing them therein.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a beehive which isvery simple, durable, and cheap, thus producing a very useful andpractical article.

To attain the desired objects, the invention consists of a beehiveembodying novel features of construction and arrangement of parts,substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 is aperspective view of my complete beehive opened. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of my hive with one of the top sections open, and Fig. 3is a cross-section through one of the honey-boX-supporting frames.

In the drawings, A designates a lower quarter or section of my hive, andhinged thereto at its back vertical edge is the other lower quarter orsection B. Secured upon the upper edges of the rear sides of thesesections are the two top quarters or sections C and D, and thus it willbe seen that the two top sections niay be swung backward and that thelower sections may be swung apart to allow the hive to be readilyaccessible.

Over the meeting edges and secured to one of the top sections is theoverlapping strip E, which prevents snow or rain from entering the hive.

Near the upper edges of the lower sections are secured the partitions orstrips F, which allow the frames G to be placed thereon and hangdownwardly, and adapted to be placed upon the top of these frames arethe supports or frames H, which allow the honey frames or boxes G to beplaced in the top 'sections of the hives.

In the top of the frames G are the openings K, which allow the bees anentrance and exit to and from the honey-box frames in the uppersections. I provide an opening L at the front meeting edges of the lowersections in order that the bees may be admitted to the hive and securethe pieces of net or gauze M to the upper outside face of the outerframes G.

To securely hold the sections together when in use, I employ the hooksand eyes N, which may be fastened in any well-known way to hold thesections together.

From this description the use and operation of my beehive will be fullyunderstood and its numerous advantages fully appreciated; but theoperation, briefly stated, is Vas follows: The hive is swung centrallyopen, and the top sections one at a time may then be swung backward toopen the whole hive; but, if desired, one section at a time may beopened without disturbing the other sections of the hive when a frame isto be removed and a new one placed in the hive.

It is evident that I provide a very simple, durable, and cheap beehivewhich is very useful and thoroughly practical.

I claiml. A beehive, consisting of two lower sec tions hinged togetherlongitudinally and two other sections resting on top of these sectionshinged together transversely, each section be-v ing made fast andsecured by means of hooks and eyes.

2. A beehive, consisting of two lower sec=' tions hinged together, twotop sections hinged to opposite lower sections, and means to secure allthe sections together to make a hive.

3. A beehive, consisting of two lower sections hinged together, two topsections each hinged to its opposite lowersection and adapta ed to havea different swing in relation to the lower sections, means to hold thesections tos gether to form a hive, and removable honeyframe-supportingdevices located in the sections.

4. A beehive, consisting of two lower sec tions hinged together, twoupper sections each hinged to its opposite lower section, means to lockthe sections together to form a housing or hive, and an opening providedin the meeting edges of the lower sections to admit the bees to thehive.

JOSHUA HARTMAN.

Witnesses:

W. T. MARVIN, G. W. WAGONEE.

